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Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by EgoIncarnate on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:23AM (#16131570)
Meltdown is not only Intel. Some ARM and Apple designed ARM processors are affected by Meltdown as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(security_vulnerabili...
Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by makomk on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:33AM (#16131603)
There are no products on the market shipping with the one ARM-designed processor affected by Meltdown.
Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by EgoIncarnate on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:42AM (#16131631)
I think that's mainly out of luck. If the exploit had been discovered two years later, the story would likely be different. Apple has been much more ambitious with their ARM processor designs and has shipping iOS and AppleTV products affected by Meltdown.

Shipping or not, it illustrates, that Intel was not unique.

Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by HugoDaniel on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:04AM (#16131734)
Now can you argue that the given faulty design was not directly influenced by Intel conscious and deliberate bad decisions ?
Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by EgoIncarnate on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:37AM (#16131892)
I'm not sure what kind of answer you are expecting. All I am saying is that Intel is not uniquely in the wrong here. There is a whole industry of bad decisions. Whether the decisions were conscious, or only obvious in hindsight I can't say.
Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by djrogers on Friday January 12, 2018 @12:31PM (#16134586)
What’s your source for the Apple claim, as your link doesn’t support it.
Re:Intel Security Issue Update: Addressing Reboot Issues by EgoIncarnate on Friday January 12, 2018 @02:47PM (#16135712)
"Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown. To help defend against Spectre, Apple has released mitigations in iOS 11.2.2, the macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Update, and Safari 11.0.2 for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan. Apple Watch is not affected by either Meltdown or Spectre." https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208394